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The Brittas Empire (1991)

Jan 3, 1991 · 7 seasons · 50 episodes

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The Brittas Empire is a British sitcom created and originally written by Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen. Chris Barrie plays Gordon Brittas, the well-meaning but incompetent manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre. The show ran for seven series and 53 episodes — including two Christmas specials — from 1991 to 1997 on BBC1. Norriss and Fegen wrote the first five series, after which they left the show. The Brittas Empire enjoyed a long and successful run throughout the 1990s, and gained itself large mainstream audiences. In 2004 the show came 47th on the BBC's Britain's Best Sitcom poll, and all series have been released on DVD. The creators Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen often combine farce with either surreal or dramatic elements in episodes. For example in the first series, the leisure centre prepares for a royal visit, only for the doors to seal, the boiler room to flood and a visitor to become electrocuted. Unlike the traditional sitcom, deaths were quite common in The Brittas Empire.

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Series cast

  • Chris Barrie Chris Barrie Gordon Brittas 50 episodes
  • Michael Burns Michael Burns Colin 50 episodes
  • Julia St. John Julia St. John Laura 50 episodes
  • Pippa Haywood Pippa Haywood Helen Brittas 50 episodes
  • Tim Marriott Gavin 50 episodes
  • Harriet Thorpe Harriet Thorpe Carole 50 episodes
  • Russell Porter Tim 50 episodes
  • Judy Flynn Judy Flynn Julie 44 episodes
  • Jill Greenacre Jill Greenacre Linda Perkins 32 episodes
  • Andrée Bernard Andrée Bernard Angie 6 episodes
  • David Crean Michael T. Farrell III 3 episodes
  • Jo Kendall Jo Kendall Mrs Dapping 2 episodes
  • Richard Braine Horatio 2 episodes
  • Ian Bleasdale Ian Bleasdale Foreman 2 episodes
  • Frances Low Pam 2 episodes
  • Roy Alon Mr Appleby 2 episodes

Seasons

  • Poster for The Brittas Empire, Series 1 Series 1 Jan 1991 · 6 episodes
  • Poster for The Brittas Empire, Series 2 Series 2 Jan 1992 · 7 episodes
  • Poster for The Brittas Empire, Series 3 Series 3 Jan 1993 · 6 episodes
  • Poster for The Brittas Empire, Series 4 Series 4 Jan 1994 · 8 episodes
  • Poster for The Brittas Empire, Series 5 Series 5 Oct 1994 · 8 episodes
  • Poster for The Brittas Empire, Series 6 Series 6 Feb 1996 · 7 episodes
  • Poster for The Brittas Empire, Series 7 Series 7 Jan 1997 · 8 episodes
  • Poster for The Brittas Empire, Specials Specials Dec 1994 · 6 episodes

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